BC Today from CBC Radio British Columbia

Art Sterritt, Executive Director of the Coastal First Nations and BC Environment Minister Terry Lake on the pipeline protest on the grounds of the BC legislature. And Financial Post business columnist Claudia Cattaneo on the issues around the proposed takeover of Nexen by the Chinese stated owned CNOOC.

Oceanographer Barb Faggeter from Ocean Ecology weighs in on the Haida Salmon Restoration ocean fertilzation project. And Dr. Lori Tucker, pediatric rheumatologist and a mother and daughter talk about juvenile arthritis.

How neighbours can prepare to help each other in an earthquake, a BC father speaks out about his teen daughter's online bullying and the restorative justice approach taken with the bully and Brian Minter takes gardening questions.

Live from Argyle Secondary School in North Vancouver. The students are the main guests along with Principal Elizabeth Bell, Counsellor Paul Reuben from the school and Brenda Morrison, Director of the Centre for Restorative Justice at SFU.

Scott Hannah President and CEO of the Credit Counselling Society on record high household debt in Canada. And David Phillips, senior climatologist from Environment Canada takes your calls with weather questions.

Brenda Morrison, Director of the Centre for Restorative Justice at SFU and Christopher Schneider, professor of Sociology at UBC's Kelowna campus on changing how we deal with bullying to possibly prevent such tragic outcomes.

We check in with farmer Jordan Sturdy, the Association of Farmers Markets of BC, Cedar Creek Estate Wineries and the Cowichan Valley Regional district on how weather has affected agriculture and resources. And John Winter, Pres of the BC Chamber of Commerce on why Northern Gateway pipeline would be good for business.

Pat Bell, Minister of Jobs and Skills Training and David Bazowski from the BC Mining Assoc on why off shore workers might be needed for BC coal mines. And Mark Ting from Vancity on renting versus buying.

Brett Finlay from UBC on his e.coli research and vaccine along with Lynn Wilcott from the BC Centre for Disease Control. And the controversy in Kamloops around the proposed Ajax copper and gold mine.

Norm Letnick, new BC ag. minister on the beef recall story and B.C.'s system. Judy Guichon, newly appointed Lieutenant Governor of B.C. and Sam Tremblay takes your car care questions.

Kevin Boon, President of the BC Cattleman's Association and Tom Vickar of the BC Livestock Producers Coop on the impact of the recall on BC producers and consumers. And Brian Minter on Gardening.

Tex Enemark, long time federal Liberal strategist on Justin Trudeau's candidacy for leader. And Shannon Ward and Diana Stirling of Pretirement on attitudes about work life balance for Moms.

Kevin Allen professor of food microbiology at UBC on e.coli and food safety. And Martin Gooch, director of the Value Chain Management Centre on the estimated 27 billion dollars of food waste each year in Canada.

BCTF president Susan Lambert defends the lesson plan that focusses only on the environmental damage the NG pipeline might cause. And Andrew Nikiforuk's latest book looks at our dependence on fossil fuels

Vancouver councillor Geoff Meggs on the city's Affordable Housing Task force report. And former NHL star Geoff Courtnall on his family's journey after his Dad committed suicide when Geoff was fifteen.